Vertical swingable elevated goal post



9- E. B. GROIQIQIUIST 2,480,572

VERTICAL SWINGABLE ELEVATED GOAL POST Filed May 13 1948 I 2 Sheets-Sheet l Inventor E inar B. Granquisl awn Fully EM Aug. 30, 1949.

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E. B. GRONQUIST 2,480,572 VERTICAL SWINGABLE ELEVATED, GOAL POST 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor E ina r B. Granquist y Aw wWawy30mfzg Patented Aug; 30, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,480,572 VERTICAL SWINGgggg ELEVATED GOAL Einar B. Gronquist, Monmouth, Oreg. Application May 13, 1948, Serial No. 26,872 4 Claims. (Cl. 273-55) This invention relates to improvements in goal post constructions and has for its primary object the provision of a goal post and associated cross bar which can be supported above the goal line and which can also be raised or tilted forty-five degrees above the playing field. When the cross bar is so raised, the goal line is freed from obstructing posts, cross bars and uprights that might spoil passes in that area or cause injury to players.

Another object of this invention is to provide a novel goal post construction which will aflord a clearer view of the game for those spectators sitting behind the goal posts.

Yet another object of this invention is to provide an improved goal post construction comprising supports positioned in the end zone upon which is eccentrlcally and rotatably mounted a frame carrying a cross bar and goal posts for suspension above the gpal line and which can be easily tilted and retained at an elevated angle above the playing field.

A further object of this invention is to provide a goal post construction possessing means for retaining the rotatable frame carrying the cross bar and goal posts in a horizontal parallel position above the playing field and means for retaining the frame in an elevated angulated position.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a goal post which may be readily constructed of suitable pipe members, which may be quickly assembled, and which may be easily manipulated for use in different positions.

These, together with various ancillary objects and features of the invention which will later become apparent as the following description proseeds, are attained'by the device, a preferred embodiment of which has been illustrated by way of example only in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the goal post construction;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary transverse sectional view, parts shown in elevation, of the goal post taken substantially on the plane of section line 2-2 of Figure 1; and

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the goal post taken on the plane of section line 3-3 of Figure 1 showing the horizontal and tilted position of the frame.

Specific reference is now made to the drawings.

In the several views in the accompanying drawings and in the following specification similar reference characters indicate corresponding elements throughout.

Generally indicated at l0 and I 2 are a pair of vertical supports, preferably made of wood, which are secured on the end zone line, embedded in cement or concrete, and extend twenty feet above the ground. Adjacent the free ends of thesupports a suitable bracing bar I6 is provided, which iaids in support but its main purpose is to hold back the balanced structure when lowered into position for goal kicking.

Substantially at the center of the supports, a pair of transverse bores l8 and 26 are provided. Adjacent the inner ends of the bores are found a pair of internally threaded, four-way pipe couples 22 and 24 through the bottom lips of which is journaled a transverse pivot bar 26 which extends terminally into the bores l8 and 20. Secured to the couples 22 and 24 is a substantially inverted constituting an eccentric pivotal mounting of the frame on the supports.

The forward end 32 of the frame is provided with a pair of three-way pipe couples 36 and 38.

which carry a transverse cross bar 40 and a pair of upright goal posts 42 and 44. The cross bar and goal posts are held in suspended position above the goal line. Additional supports 46 and 48 may be provided for the goal posts. The rear end of the frame member 34 is provided with a suitable weight 50 to balance the frame 28.

To maintain the frame and associated cross bar and goal posts in proper horizontal position above the playing field, hooks 52 are rotatably secured as at 54 to the supports and engage transverselegs 56 provided on the frame portion 32 adjacent the supports. Additional supporting means include wire cables '58 secured terminally adjacent the ends of the frame and which pass through suitable apertures 60 provided at the top of the member 26 adjacent the free ends 3 rope 64 is pulled down and the hook 86 is made to engage a retaining hook 68 provided in the ground. Figure 3 illustrates in dotted lines the angulated position of the frame.

It will, of course, be understood that the dimensions of the instant goal post will be made to conform to standard goal post measurements as required by the football rules. Thus, the upright goal posts 42 and 44 are ten feet in length, the cross bar 40 being suspended ten feet above the playing field when being employed normally. The overall length of the frame 28 is fifty feet, the forward portion 32 being thirty feet while the rear portion 34 is twenty feet as mentioned hereinabove.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of the de-.

vice will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of'the invention the same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein described and the scope of the appended claims. Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A goal post construction comprising a pair playing field, a substantially rectangular frame eccentrically mounted upon said supports for vertical swinging movement thereon, a cross bar having goal uprights carried at the front end of said frame, and a means for holding said frame in a fixed horizontal position above the field.

2. The combinatlonsof claim 1 wherein said means includes a weight at the rear end of said frame, hooks carried by said supports, and keepers on said frame in front of said supports for receiving said hooks.

3. The combination of claim 1 and a further means for retaining the front end of said frame at a raised angulated position relative to the playing field.

4. The combination of claim '3 wherein said further means includes a hook depending from said frame adjacent the rear end'thereof and a keeper on the playing field for receiving said hook.

EINAR B. GRONQUIST.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number of spaced parallel supports in an end zone of a I Knourek Dec. 1, 1936 

